Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0013’

ABSTRACT

A new  Lantana  plant named ‘LANZ0013’ particularly distinguished by the large sized tri-colored, golden, orange and scarlet red flowers, excellent floriferousness, and dense mounding habit with medium green foliage.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Lantana camaraL.

Varietal denomination: ‘LANZ0013’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Lantana, botanically known asLantana camara L., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name‘LANZ0013’.

‘LANZ0013’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar‘LANZ0013’ has large sized tri-color, golden, orange and scarlet redflowers, excellent floriferousness, and uniform compact and densemounding habit with medium green foliage.

‘LANZ0013’ originates from an open hybridization in an outdoor field inJuly 2011 in Gilroy, Calif., USA. The female parent was an unpatented,proprietary plant identified as ‘LEC0669-2’, with cherry flower color, amore compact plant habit, and faster flowering response when compared to‘LANZ0013’. The male parent is unknown.

The seed was sown in December 2011 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif. and‘LANZ0013’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of thestated cross in February 2012.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘LANZ0013’ was accomplishedwhen vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection inJune 2012 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in June 2012, in Gilroy, Calif., and continuing thereafter,has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as hereindisclosed for ‘LANZ0013’ are firmly fixed and are retained throughsuccessive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘LANZ0013’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar was applied for in theEuropean Union on May 23, 2016, No. 2016/1238. ‘LANZ0013’ has not beenmade publicly available prior to the effective filing date of thisapplication, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made lessthan one year prior to the effective filing date of this application bythe inventor or another who obtained ‘LANZ0013’ directly from theinventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Lantana as a new and distinctvariety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘LANZ0013’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type. The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1 aclose view of an inflorescence, and in FIG. 2 a whole flowering plant.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Gilroy, Calif. inMay 2016. The plants were approximately 3.5 months old and were growingin quart size pots in a greenhouse.

The aforementioned photographs show those same plants as used for thedescription were taken in Gilroy, Calif. on May 16, 2016 and show 3.5month old plants from an indoor trial.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘LANZ0013’ AND A MOSTSIMILAR VARIETY ‘LANZ0013’ ‘Balluced’ (PPAF) Floret size: Larger SmallerInflorescence, diameter: Larger Smaller Plant height/diameter: Tallergrowth Lower growing

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Semi-woody, grown as an annual or            perennial; compact and dense mounding habit; very well            branched.        -   Plant height.—12-13.0 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—14-16.0 cm.        -   Plant width.—22-29.0 cm.-   Foliage:    -   -   Type.—Opposite.        -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137B.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137A.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Length.—7.0-7.8 cm.        -   Width.—4.9-5.6 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Base shape.—Attenuate.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Dentate.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Hirsute.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Hirsute.        -   Pattern of veining.—Pinnate.        -   Petioles color.—RHS 137B.        -   Petioles length.—1.8-3.0 cm.        -   Diameter of petiole.—0.2 cm.        -   Texture (upper and lower surface).—Hirsute with some very            short glandular hairs.-   Stem:    -   -   Color of stem.—RHS 147D.        -   Length of stem.—9-14.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—2-2.5 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—2.2-3.0 cm.        -   Texture.—Pilose, hirsute.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel like, flattened semi-sphere the florets are            sessile on an ovate receptacle.        -   Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously from spring through            fall.        -   Number of open flowers per inflorescence.—26-34.        -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—About 24 (with open            florets).        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 4 weeks            (depending on temperatures).        -   Fragrance.—Slightly spicy.        -   Umbel horizontal diameter.—About 3.8 cm.        -   Umbel vertical height.—2.0-2.0 cm.        -   Peduncle color.—RHS 147D.        -   Length of peduncle.—2.2-3.0 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.15 cm.        -   Texture.—Hirsute, glandular hairs.-   Flower:    -   -   Floret form.—Corolla salver-shaped to shallow cup-shaped,            with a relatively long tube at the base; each flower            subtended by a single bract.        -   Length of floret.—1.0-1.2 cm.        -   Width of floret.—0.9-1.0 cm.        -   Depth of floret.—1.7 cm.        -   Young floret, color upper surface.—RHS 13A lightly overlain            with RHS 23B.        -   Young floret, color lower surface.—RHS 8B and RHS 24B.        -   Mature florets, color upper surface.—RHS 45A with RHS 23A            throat.        -   Mature floret, color lower surface.—RHS 12D and RHS 179C.        -   Apex shape.—Slightly mucronulate.        -   Degree of lobation.—Moderate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Base.—Fused.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Papillose.        -   Lower surface.—Papillose.        -   Tube, color outer surface.—Closest to RHS 12D and RHS 179C.        -   Tube, color inner surface.—Closest to RHS 163C.        -   Tube, length.—1 cm.        -   Tube, diameter (at opening).—0.2 cm.        -   Tube, texture outer surface.—Pubescent.        -   Inner surface.—Hirsute.-   Bud (just before opening):    -   -   Color.—RHS 12C.        -   Length.—1.3 cm.        -   Width.—0.3-0.4 cm at the apex.        -   Shape.—Tubular with a flared apex.-   Bract:    -   -   Color.—Closest to RHS 138A with a RHS 137B apex.        -   Length.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Hirsute.        -   Lower surface.—Hirsute.-   Calyx:    -   -   Number of sepals.—5, fused sepals forming a short tube            around the base of the floret.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 138A.        -   Length of sepals.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Width of sepals.—0.15 cm.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Apex Margins.—Entire.        -   Texture, outer surface.—Pubescent.        -   Inner surface.—Glabrous.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Gynoecium.—        -   Pistil quantity.—One.        -   Length.—0.35 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 159D.        -   Style length.—0.2 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 144B.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 144A.        -   Ovary length.—0.1 cm.        -   Ovary diameter.—0.05 cm        -   Androecium.—        -   Stamen quantity.—4.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS 159D        -   Length filaments.—0.05 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 164A.        -   Length of anthers.—0.1 cm.        -   Color of pollen.—RHS 10D.        -   Pollen amount.—Normal.        -   Fertility/seed set.—Has not been determined to date.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Lantana plant named‘LANZ0013’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.